Kuşaklı
Kuşaklı (Sarissa) is located in Turkey
Kuşaklı (Sarissa)
Shown within Turkey
LocationSivas Province, Turkey
RegionAnatolia
Coordinates39°18′30″N 36°54′35″E / 39.30833°N 36.90972°E / 39.30833; 36.90972
TypeSettlement
History
CulturesHittite
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins

Kuşaklı (also known as Šarišša, Kuşaklı-Sarissa) is an archaeological site in Turkey. During the ancient Hittite period, it was known as Sarissa. It is located 4 km (2+12 miles) west of Başören village of Altınyayla district in Sivas Province, 60 km (37+13 miles) south of Sivas city. Excavation continues under the direction of Andreas Müller-Karpe. Excavations began in 1992. Dirk Mielke identified from the 16th to 13th centuries BC three "pottery horizons" and two Hittite building layers of different character. Mielke further identified a third, Iron Age building layer.[1]

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